1976 Winter Paralympics

Multi-parasport event in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden February 2020 1976 Winter Paralympics Örnsköldsvik 1976 Paralympics logo.png Örnsköldsvik, Sweden 16 196 53 in 2 sports 21 February 1976 28 February 1976 King Carl XVI Gustaf Kempehallen Geilo 1980 Toronto 1976 Arnhem 1980 The 1976 Winter Paralympic Games (sv Paralympiska vinterspelen 1976) were the first Winter Paralympics. They were held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, from 21 to 28 February 1976. The disabilities included in this Paralympics were blindness and amputees. Sixteen countries took part with 196 athletes. Örnsköldsvik 1976 Paralympic Winter Games International Paralympic Committee http://www.paralympic.org/ornskoldsvik-1976 2010-04-03 There were competitions in Alpine and Nordic skiing for amputee and visually impaired athletes, and a demonstration event in ice sledge racing. Örnsköldsvik 1976 International Paralympic Committee http://www.paralympic.org/Paralympic_Games/Past_Games/Oernskoeldsvik_1976/index.html 2010-04-03 They were originally known as the 1st Winter Olympic Games for the Disabled.History and Use of the Term Paralympic https://web.archive.org/web/20111216204230/http://www.paralympic.org/export/sites/default/Media_Centre/Media_Information/2008_07_History_and_Use_of_Term_Paralympic.pdf 16 December 2011 , International Paralympic Committee (IPC)Paralympics (Swedish), biblioteket.se Sports The games consisted of 2 sports. class=skin-invert|20px Alpine skiing class=skin-invert|20px Cross-country skiing Medal table 1976 Winter Paralympics medal table The top 9 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Sweden) is highlighted. FlagIPC 1976 Winter 10 12 6 10 1 1 8 7 7 7 3 2 6 7 7 yes 5 16 14 3 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 2 Participating Paralympic Committees The following nations took part. In brackets is the number of athletes per nation. Participation Numbers – Örnsköldsvik 1976 Paralympic Winter Games International Paralympic Committee http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=participation&games=1976PWG&sport=all 2010-04-03 Participating National Paralympic Committees18em AUT 1976 Winter 24 BEL 1976 Winter 5 CAN 1976 Winter 6 TCH 1976 Winter 5 FIN 1976 Winter 26 FRA 1976 Winter 21 GBR 1976 Winter 6 JPN 1976 Winter 1 NOR 1976 Winter 23 POL 1976 Winter 7 SWE 1976 Winter 16 SUI 1976 Winter 15 UGA 1976 Winter 1 USA 1976 Winter 1 FRG 1976 Winter 32 YUG 1976 Winter 9 British involvement in these Games was covered in an edition of the Thames Television current affairs series This Week.Daily Mirror TV listings, page 16, 26 February 1976 See also Sports 1976 Winter Olympics 1976 Summer Paralympics References External links International Paralympic Committee The event at SVT's open archive sv sports Winter Paralympics Örnsköldsvik I Paralympic Winter Games (1976) Geilo Paralympics Paralympics Paralympics Category:Winter Paralympic Games by year Category:Multi-sport events in Sweden Category:Sports competitions in Örnsköldsvik Category:February 1976 sports events in Europe Category:Winter sports competitions in Sweden Category:Parasports in Sweden Category:20th century in Västernorrland County Category:Olympic Games in Sweden Category:1976 in disability sport Category:1976 in international sports